[TWIAR] TWIAR Edition 753 General Release
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Sat Sep 15 15:33:18 EDT 2007
This Week in Amateur Radio - Edition # 753
Air dates: 09.15.07 > 09.22.07
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Here is a summary of the news items and special features covered in
Edition #753 of "This Week in Amateur Radio", and "This Week in Amateur Radio
Headline News". North Americas premier on-the-air audio news magazine, for the
week beginning September 15, 2007.
This week's edition of This Week in Amateur Radio comes to you anchored by
Scott Westerman, W9WSW, reporting from our southwest news bureau in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, and by Jay Silvio, N9WMU, reporting from our southern
news bureau in Richmond, Virginia, by Will Rogers, W4WLR, reporting from our
bureau in West Palm Beach, Florida, and by Mark Phillips, G7LTT, reporting
from our metropolitan news bureau in Manhattan, New York City, and by
Rowe Hudson, KO4PK, reporting from our southern news bureau in Central Florida
Mixing, editing, and additional anchoring by George Bowen, W2XBS at our
headquarters facility in Albany, New York.
THIS WEEKS PROGRAM RUNNING TIMES: ** SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION **
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* FULL VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 99 minutes.
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* HEADLINE NEWS VERSION of This Week in Amateur Radio runs 59 minutes.
SPECIAL PROGRAM NOTES:
* Closed circuit advisory and weekly program promos are available as
a separate audio file download.
CONTENT:
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Stories covered and special features in This Weeks edition:
01. Candidate for ARRL Southwestern Division Director is disqualified,
Norton declared elected.
02. South African amateurs take a firm stand against Broadband Over Powerlines
03. Two men are sentenced to life for the murder of an amateur radio operator.
04. An uncoordinated repeater operator in Arizona gets a letter from the FCC.
05. AM IBOC digital at night hits the airwaves. Will it be digital heaven, or
a DX nightmare?
06. Hurricane Humberto causes havoc along the Gulf Coast, hams respond.
07. Amateur Radio crews at the California Zaca wildfire wind down operations.
08. IARU Region Two holds its conference this week in Brazil.
09. Oregon Scientific recalls four models of weather radio receivers.
10. The FCC implements a new disaster reporting system for broadcasters.
11. The first Worked All States award on 1296 megahertz is award to a Texas
radio amateur.
12. The FCC tells a Pennsylvania trucking firm to keep its unlicensed drivers
off the 10 meter amateur band.
13. A Wisconsin amateur is told to respond to a previous inquiry by the FCC.
14. Nominating petitions for ARRL Section Manager elections are saught.
15. The American Red Cross is being sued by Johnson & Johnson over the use of
its red cross logo.
16. October Near-Fest is coming soon to Deerfield, New Hampshire. (Mr.Mike)
17. Working Amateur Radio Satellites with Bruce Paige, KK5DO.
18. The in-orbit saga of AO-7 continues as it keeps going..and going..
19. The Voyager spacecrafts celebrate three decades in space.
20. Generating Public Service Announcements for broadcast promoting your club,
Lesson 1 with Greg Stoddard, KF9MP.
21. The Federal Government is testing first responder identification cards.
22. The Gateway 160 Meter Net Report on contesting and conventions with
Vern Jackson, WA0RCR.
23. Special Expanded Special Event Station listings.
24. Saint Brandons Island 3B7C DXpedition is now on the air.
25. Weekly propagation forecast summary.
26. The Scouting Jamboree on the air is coming n October 20th & 21st.
27. TWIAR QSL Cards are now available. New design! Do you have yours?
28. The Ancient Amateur Archives with Bill Continelli, W2XOY. "1940's"
29. The Random Access Thought with Bill Baran, N2FNH. "Noise"
30. Walter Cronkite, KB2GSD, may sign with Retirement Living Television Net.
31. The FCC tells the cable industry that is must deliver analog signals
at least until 2012.
32. Technology News and Commentary with Leo Laporte.
33. The 2007 ARRL/TAPR Digital Conference is scheduled, speakers announced.
34. The FCC reminds television broadcasters of the new expanded closed
captioning rules.
35. Listen to This Week in Amateur Radio International on WBC 7.415mhz each
Saturday at 4pm eastern.
36. Space ham build new Local Area Network aboard the ISS.
37. Ham radio remembers those amateurs lost in the 9-11 attacks.
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